[[We see a screenshot of SkiFree, with the abominable snowman running towards the player]]
[[A girl is sitting at her computer.]]
Girl: (thinking) I've always thought of the SkiFree monster as a metaphor for the inevitability of death.
[[Her friend comes up behind her.]]
Friend: SkiFree, huh? You know, you can press "F" to go faster than the monster and escape.
[[The screenshot again. The player is zooming away from the monster.]]
[[The girl sits at her computer in silence.]]
{{Title text: And from that day on, I wore this little 'F' key pendant everywhere I went.}}

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